TV series
This Man Craig
1966–1967 · 2 seasons
A gentle, serious-minded slice of school life, more interested in quiet moral dilemmas than melodrama.
- Created by
- Geoffrey Nethercott, Moira Armstrong
- Starring
- Brian Pettifer, John Cairney, Leonard Maguire
- Overview
- This Man Craig was a TV drama series produced by BBC Scotland and screened over 52 episodes in 1966 and 1967. It was set in a secondary school in the fictional Scottish town of Strathaird. Episodes were filmed at Glasgow’s Bellahouston Academy and Glenwood School. The series dealt with the everyday issues affecting both staff and pupils at Strathaird School, and in particular the titular character, idealistic science teacher and housemaster Ian Craig. The first series was shown over 26 episodes between January 7 1966 and July 1 1966. The second series was shown over 26 episodes between September 17 1966 and March 21 1967. Only one episode is known to be still in existence in the BBC archives. The opening sequence showed him driving over the Forth Road Bridge, which at the time was newly built and a Scottish cultural icon.
- How it feels
- Earnest, warm and melancholic. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Education, coming-of-age, family, class
- Content
- Mild language. No violence, gore or sexual content.
- Note
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- Created by
- Geoffrey Nethercott, Moira Armstrong
- Starring
- Brian Pettifer, John Cairney, Leonard Maguire
